NetBSD's hdaudio(4) driver in sys/dev/hdaudio/hdaudio.c contains a missing access control vulnerability that allows unprivileged local attackers to invoke the HDAUDIO_FGRP_SETCONFIG ioctl without elevated permissions by exploiting the absence of an access check on /dev/hdaudioN device nodes. Attackers can repeatedly issue HDAUDIO_FGRP_SETCONFIG from one thread while keeping DMA and IRQs live from a second thread to trigger a use-after-free race condition in hdafg_detach() between stream_stop() and stream_disestablish(), where a latched DMA interrupt dereferences a freed callback pointer, resulting in outcomes ranging from audio-subsystem denial of service and kernel panic to potential local kernel privilege escalation.
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History
23 Oct 2026, 20:10
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Information
Published : 2026-08-12 13:17
Updated : 2026-10-24 16:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-53996
Mitre link : CVE-2026-53996
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53996
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-862
Missing Authorization
